Ancient Egypt’s Ptolemaic Dynasty was known for its long tradition of incestuous royal marriages. Generation after generation, Ptolemies married Cleopatras, with many of the...
Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...
In this narrated review video, an in-depth comparison is made between Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, juxtaposed against the nearly three-millennia-old poetry of Homer. The...
In this narrated review video, an in-depth comparison is made between Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, juxtaposed against the nearly three-millennia-old poetry of Homer. The...
(Bellona/Enyo painted by Rembrandt (1606–1669), via Creative Commons)
The best-known Greek deities of war are Ares and Athena, but there are numerous other minor...
The Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BCE-2nd century CE)
"One who would hear
without sneering,
full of trust,
would be freed,
and would reach
those happy worlds
where actions are pure."
...
Geoffrey Chaucer (English poet, 1342-1400)
"Yet we have four live coals, as I can show;
Lies, boasting, greed and rage will always glow."
From Geoffrey Chaucer's...
